Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-07
PAVING WORK COMMENCED.
The Capital City's Principal Thor
oughfares Vastly Improved.
LIBERATED soLoNs IN SESSION.
First Meeting OF the Councilmen
Since Their Reicasc-District Court
Proceedings-Indign Over
DIR. CoOIcy's Release.
trnoM THE BEES LINCOLN BUREAU,

fFRoM THE BEES LINCOLN BuREAr.'
Paving work in Lincoln is complete for the
gear, the last block having been laid and the
work discontinued until the early spring.
Despite the vexatious delays early in the
season, more work has been accomplished by
the contractor than was expected and the
beard Of public works in final review are
unanimously Of the opinion that the work has
been well done aad according to contract.
The district paved reaches to both the Bur.
lington and the Elkhorn and Missouri Pacific
passenger depots, to the freight depot3 Of
those roads as well, to the heaviest wholesale
houses and the line of pavement reaches as
far up in the city as the corner of Eleventh
ana u streets, practically putting the three
leading hotels in paved connection with the
depots The square yards of blocks laid num-
Der ~, l09 at an estimated expense of Sl33,-
~, % per cent Of this amount is withheld
one year as a guarantee. The amount OF
paving under contract now and that Will be
rushed with the early spring is nearly double
in amount the work done the present year.
CITY FATHERS IN COUNCIL.
The first meeting of the city council since
their term Ct Imprisonment was held Monday
evening There ,-as no remarkable rush of
business over the two weC,h.s delay. Reports
of city officers, the laying Of new sidewalks
and such matters were disposed of. One ..
the important questions demanding attention
is that Of disposing of storm water before all
the pavement already laid in the vicinity of
the dcpots is destroyed. The defeat of storm
water sewerage is early bearing its fruits
and, instead of having II system put in by
systematic work, it appears as though sew
erage Of this character would be jobbed out
to meet local demands all over the city. The
B. Il NJ submitted proposition to build
portion of storm water sewer near their
passenger depot provided the council would
extend IL u block farther, and an estimate
has already been allowed for repairs on the
street sewer for s., ,2O3. The question of
cancellng liquor licenses held by saloon
keepers who have been found guilty of vio-
latng the laws is also work which at the
present time is engaging the attention of the
council.
IN DISTRICT COURT
Divorce proceedings were commenced yes
terday by Timothy ID. Rose against his wife,
Rachael A. Rose. The plaintiffs alleges that
they were married i'll Knox county, Ohio, in
1S49, and, despite long years of life together,
in October 1854, the wife deserted him with
out cause or reason and therefore on this de-
sertiOn he asks enforcement.
Before Judge Field yesterday and a jury
the case of Paska against Johnson was on
trial The case developed Il mixed condition
of affairs over some personal property the
value of II horse playing the important part
in the expert testimony OF volumnous wit
nesses.
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over the fact that the indictment against Doc
tor Cooley did not hold good and was
squashed by the court. Doctor Cooley was
charged with committing an abortion on the
body of Lizzie Winkleman in December 1856,
by the cOroners Jury and the court of inquiry
and put under bonds to answer for the crime.
The details of the horrible affair created a
great deal of excitement at the time and the
evidence was conclusive that the girl lost her
life from the effects of the criminal practice
NJ lr ('pnlpv nd
condemnation of the doctor and demanded
his punishment. 1t was not until the present
term of court that the grand jury passed
upon the case and one of the grand jurors
stated that an Indictment was moved I'M
medately upon the presentation of the evi-
dence. However, on the same day that
Beers was sentenced to hang for numbering
a girl, this doctor escaped from the punish
ment for taking the life of his victim through
the fault of the information, the attorneys
for the doctor filing demurrer setting forth
that the information, through its statement OF
facts does not constitute an onensc pun
ishable by the laws of the state. Upon argu-
ment on the demurrer the court held the de-
murrer good. For this reason DR.. Cooley
goes free and escapes from the punishment
that every man who heard the testimony al
the time feels that he richly mcrited.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of the State bank of Daykin, Jefferson
county, We're filed yesterday with the secre
tary of state. The banks capital stock is
$4,000 and the incorporators l.. j. Alexan
der John b. Wright, w. f. Maynard and
John w. Lytle.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Lieutenant Governor Shedd came dowr
from Ashland yesterday to af1iX his signature
60 papers in the executive Office as acting gov
ernor.
Frank G.. Simmons, stewart at the home
for the feeble minded ut Beatrice. attended
the meeting of the board of public lands ant
buildings.
Commissioners Brney and Abbey of tn,
live stock commission, were in the city yes
terday from trip over the state
Ex-Governor Dawes, of Crete, was one o
the visitors at the capital city yesterday.
Oil Inspector Caldwell is in the city.
THE CITY IN BRIEF.
Grove Park addition is the latest and TIN
plat was filed yesterday in the clerks office
It is an eighty acre tract sub-divided into
five acre pieces and located south from tn
city.
The state auditor has filed his demand o
Lancaster county for the indebtedness OF th'
county to the state for the care of the insane
from that county at the asylum. The amour
of the Indebtedness is 81 1888
Sheriff Lane, of Saline county, accompan
led by the newly elected sheriff of tina
terday, coming 70 take the Saline count
prisoners to Wilbur for trial, who are be
tween the courts confined in the Jail here.
The trial of Keays for attempted rape wa
set for hearing yesterday.
There is II noticeable increase in the res
estate transfers since the first of the month
and the boom of the early spring appears
be sprcuting The daily transfers are no'
running close to $50, 900, and the people wit
property on the market are not evincin
the anxiety to sell that they did n mont
ago.
-Four cases of drunks and disOrderlies wer
ut the police Judges dock yesterday mornin
awaiting sentence. Two of them were a
rested while creating Il small riot and al
scssed the usual costs for their amuse
mcnts.
The funds available for the payment of til
fire boys are exhausted and warrants HAY
been drawn for the full amount of the fiji
fund. This ncccsstates the city father
taking some measures at once to provide
fund to draw upon for the maintenance
the department that seems to be constant
harrassed by shortage of funds.
The monthly payroll of the teachers in Il
Lincoln public schools amounts TO the ne
sum of S3,,l9. The monthly distribute
took place yesterday.
Stimulate the Blood.
" II Il. IL